diff --git a/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurface.mm b/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurface.mm
index 67c56cb86dc01b..82781d05ebe572 100644
--- a/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurface.mm
+++ b/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurface.mm
@@ -567,18 +567,16 @@ - (void)uiManagerDidPerformMounting:(__unused RCTUIManager *)manager
   }
 }
 
-- (BOOL)start
+- (void)start
 {
   // Does nothing.
   // The Start&Stop feature is not implemented for regular Surface yet.
-  return YES;
 }
 
-- (BOOL)stop
+- (void)stop
 {
   // Does nothing.
   // The Start&Stop feature is not implemented for regular Surface yet.
-  return YES;
 }
 
 #pragma mark - Mounting/Unmounting of React components
diff --git a/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurfaceProtocol.h b/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurfaceProtocol.h
index c274df73b17d31..a645ae9eac25a7 100644
--- a/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurfaceProtocol.h
+++ b/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurfaceProtocol.h
@@ -68,13 +68,12 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @property (atomic, assign, readonly) CGSize intrinsicSize;
 
 #pragma mark - Start & Stop
-
 /**
  * Starts or stops the Surface.
  * Those methods are a no-op for regular RCTSurface (for now), but all call sites must call them appropriately.
  */
-- (BOOL)start;
-- (BOOL)stop;
+- (void)start;
+- (void)stop;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm b/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
index 12dd5dd4bc86e0..f3b44534707508 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ - (void)dealloc
 
 #pragma mark - Life-cycle management
 
-- (BOOL)start
+- (void)start
 {
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_surfaceMutex);
 
   if (_surfaceHandler->getStatus() != SurfaceHandler::Status::Registered) {
-    return NO;
+    return;
   }
 
   // We need to register a root view component here synchronously because right after
@@ -108,15 +108,14 @@ - (BOOL)start
   [self _propagateStageChange];
 
   [_surfacePresenter setupAnimationDriverWithSurfaceHandler:*_surfaceHandler];
-  return YES;
 }
 
-- (BOOL)stop
+- (void)stop
 {
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_surfaceMutex);
 
   if (_surfaceHandler->getStatus() != SurfaceHandler::Status::Running) {
-    return NO;
+    return;
   }
 
   _surfaceHandler->stop();
@@ -126,8 +125,6 @@ - (BOOL)stop
     [self->_surfacePresenter.mountingManager detachSurfaceFromView:self.view
                                                          surfaceId:self->_surfaceHandler->getSurfaceId()];
   });
-
-  return YES;
 }
 
 #pragma mark - Immutable Properties (no need to enforce synchronization)